Section 4. (18 U.S.C. § 1832) REPORT ON THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS OCCURRING ABROAD.

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Section 4. (18 U.S.C. § 1832) Report on Theft of Trade Secrets Occurring Abroad.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Director.—The term "Director" means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
(2) Foreign instrumentality, etc.—The terms "foreign instrumentality", "foreign agent", and "trade secret" have the meanings given those terms in section 1839 of title 18, United States Code.
(3) State.—The term "State" includes the District of Columbia and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(4) United states company.—The term "United States company" means an organization organized under the laws of the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof.
(b) Consultation. Public information. Reports.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, the Director, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make publicly available on the Web site of the Department of Justice and disseminate to the public through such other means as the Attorney General may identify, a report on the following:
(1) The scope and breadth of the theft of the trade secrets of United States companies occurring outside of the United States.
(2) The extent to which theft of trade secrets occurring outside of the United States is sponsored by foreign governments, foreign instrumentalities, or foreign agents.
(3) The threat posed by theft of trade secrets occurring outside of the United States.
(4) The ability and limitations of trade secret owners to prevent the misappropriation of trade secrets outside of the United States, to enforce any judgment
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